49ers all aboard bound for seattle. after a win this weekend we hope, welcome to "world news." tonight, state of emergency. california running low on water, asking for help, as firefighters beat back that wildfire, and what these two men allegedly did in their careless campfire that started it all. tough talk. george stephanopoulos with the russian president, his new comments about terrorists, security and gay athletes coming to russia for the olympics. woman overboard. the woman who fell off the deck of this cruise ship, talks about the ordeal and what our reporter learned when she takes a plunge herself. and omaha. >> omaha, omaha, omaha! the superstar quarterback with the secret code, what is he really saying? >> omaha. >> omaha.

and a good evening to you on this friday night. we do begin with that call for help from california, the water running so low there, it's now officially the worst drought in 100 years. the governor of california declaring a state of emergency, even as californians are beating back the raging wildfire, allegedly started by three campers in their 20s throwing paper on a campfire and now facing the possibility of years in prison. abc's david wright starts us off from the state fighting against mother nature tonight. >> reporter: today, fire crews are still attacking the hot spots, making progress, but another flare-up could happen at any time. >> it looked like a volcano. with, like, lava coming down. >> reporter: not everyone escaped unscathed. this man's home was spared, but his shed and his neighbor's house are gone. >> that's all gone. but the important thing is,

my wife and two girls are safe. >> reporter: federal prosecutors have taken over the case of the three men accused of starting the blaze. because authorities say their campfire was set on u.s. government land. they were reportedly burning paper to keep warm. >> they weren't trying to do this purposely. they're not arsonists. >> today, i'm declaring a drought emergency in the state of california. >> reporter: today, governor jerry brown called californians to cut water use by 20%. >> we're facing perhaps the worst drought that california has ever seen. >> reporter: the extreme, dry conditions, now covering two-thirds of the state, have a direct connection to the extended fire season. not only are all of these canyons full of dry brush, all of it fuel for the flames, but the reservoirs are empty, normally this one would be right up to the brim, but as you can see, the water level is way down.

already communities are limiting how often people can water their lawns. many restaurants serving water only if a customer requests it. for now, these conservation measures are voluntary. but the governor says, mandatory restrictions may follow. california is now in the midst of its worst drought since the gold rush, and diane, these are the results. >> thanks so much, david. and, as you know, tonight, catholic bishops across california are asking people of all faiths to come together to pray for rain. and now, we turn to the big headline overseas, in russia, a rare interview. abc's george stephanopoulos with the brash president vladimir putin on the eve of the olympic games, and today, putin talked about everything from gay athletes to terror and security. george was the only american journalist with him. george? >> reporter: diane, president putin has not done an american broadcast interview in years. but these games are important to him. he's doing everything that he can to make sure they're

successful and safe and security is the number one challenge. for 15 years, he's held an iron grip on power, a showman, eager to show off for the world. whether he's hang gliding, hitting judo opponents or riding horses. now, putin is eager to show the world his russia. but today, when asked whether gay visitors will be welcomed in sochi, despite russia's anti-gay laws, putin said this -- >> translator: we have a ban of propaganda of homosexuality, we're not rounding up anyone, so one can feel relaxed and at ease, but please leave the children in peace. >> reporter: earlier in day we sat down with putin, as he sought to reassure that the sochi olympics will be safe. >> translator: the job as the olympics hosts is to secure the participants. and visitors to this festival of sport. and we'll do whatever it takes. >> reporter: you have put so

much into these olympics, going back to 2007, so i wonder now, how do you define success in sochi, and is your personal honor and reputation at stake? >> translator: no, no. you see, i wanted to be the nation's success, it's not my personal ambition, it is the direct, direct interest -- concentrated interest of the state and our people. naturally, when i see it, and when we do it, of course, i take pleasure in it. but once again, this isn't to satisfy some ambition. following the collapse of the ussr and following hard -- and let's put it bluntly -- blood-soaked development in the caucuses, the overall state society was depressing, and pessimistic. we need to cheer up, we need to understand and feel that we are capable of pulling off major, large-scale projects.

>> reporter: we covered a lot of other ground, diane. edward snowden, the controversy over that anti-gay propaganda law in russia, the president was defiant there. he smiled there whether he and president bet about which country would take more medals. he declined. a strange note from russia in the news today, it has to do with american shoppers and the giant store target. that breach of the personal information of 110 million customers, well, tonight we learned that the code that breached all of those credit and debit cards, was written in russian. and it points suspicion toward a russian teenager who's a well-known and very sophisticated hacker. and we move now to washington where the president weighed in on the vast surveillance by the secretive nsa. he defending the surveillance while saying it must change.

we asked abc's jon karl to break down what this means, jon? sfwlr diane, the first thing to know is that the president is not ending any of those surveillance programs, in fact, he made a full-throated defense of the nsa's work as essential to protecting the country. >> we cannot prevent terrorist attacks or cyberthreats without some capability to penetrate digital communications. >> reporter: but he's making changes. take a look at this -- it's one of the facilities here that the nsa uses to store information on every phone call made in america, who called who, how long the call lasts, the president wants the government to get out of that business, no more storing all of that data. stored instead by a private entity where the government can only get access with a court order. >> what about listening in on those heads of state phone calls? >> reporter: well, he said that's going to stop in terms of

american friends. he said that he's going to pick up the phone and call that person and not listen in on their calls. there is a loophole, diane, he won't do it unless there's a compelling national security reason to listen to the call. and then, there's edward snowden, these changes would not be happening if it weren't for edward snowden. but the president was harshly critical of snowden. he said, leaks like his from snowden make it impossible to keep the country safe. >> all right, jonathan karl, from the white house today, thank you, jon. and we have a note from west virginia, today, freedom industries, the company responsible for the leak that contaminated the tap water, and hundreds of thousands of homes, filed for bankruptcy. as of tonight, thousands of families still waiting for word that the water is safe to drink again. and that warning for pregnant women is still enforced. and we move on now to tonight this video which caused a national debate about the use of force. a police officer firing on a

car, a mother, her minivan filled with children, tonight, the policeman tells us what he was thinking. abc's ryan owens has the exclusive interview. >> reporter: it's the traffic stop that outrage sod many for so many reasons. a mom stopped for speeding along a new mexico highway keeps taking off on the police with her five children in the minivan. >> open the door! >> open the door! >> reporter: at that point, two more officers show up for backup. one of them, elias montoya, fires three shots, as the minivan takes off yet again. watch as he lines up with the white line on the road and appears to aim at the left rear tire. >> i'm not shooting at a human being. i'm shooting at a tire. >> reporter: those gunshots cost him his job, montoya says the dark tint on the van's windows prevented him from seeing the children, ages 6 to 16. when you found out that there were in fact children in that

minivan, what did you think? >> my heart sank when they finally stopped. i couldn't believe that there were that many children in there. >> reporter: the 53-year-old father of three says he never would have pulled the trigger if he knew that. still, state police fired him last month for violating their use of deadly force policy. the driver, 39-year-old oriana ferrell, is awaiting trail on charges of child abuse and fleeing police. she's pleaded not guilty. montoya just wants his job back. but, can the public trust your judgment after you fired on a minivan with kids in it? >> i'm sure they will because they know me. they know what i am about. >> reporter: ryan owens, abc news, taos, new mexico. and next here tonight, we turn to the big showdown between two of football's greatest quarterbacks, the rivalry between peyton manning and tom brady this weekend. and even as a lot of fans are cheering, they will be trying to crack a secret code. why does peyton manning of the broncos keep shouting one word "omaha"?

here's abc's john donvan. >> reporter: a battle of titans it'll be this sunday. denver's hopes resting on peyton manning. boston marching behind tom brady. and then, there's omaha, nebraska, with no direct stake in the game except for this. >> omaha, omaha, omaha! >> reporter: that is the voice of peyton manning during last weekend's playoff game against san diego. >> omaha. >> reporter: 44 times the word came out of his mouth and it means exactly -- >> it's a run play, but it could be a pass play or a play-action pass depending on a couple of things -- the wind, the jerseys that we're wearing, so it's varies. >> reporter: so, it could be anything. it's a tactical code word, football has a lot of them. but, in omaha, america's 43rd largest city, at last count, they are loving the attention. like the boys and girls at

benson high. and the seven omaha businesses who have promised to give 100 bucks this weekend each and every time manning yells the magic word. which last weekend would have added up to $30,000. and then, there's omaha steaks. but that's not a steak commercial he's doing down there. that's a game-winning secret code. omaha. three short syllables. one nice city. sorry, you other nice cities, four syllables doesn't cut it. sunday, it will be omaha. john donvan, abc news, washington. >> and for more on the big game this weekend, watch espn "sunday nfl countdown." and a milestone birthday today and you probably know whose. do you recognize this little girl with her white gloves and the yellow bow in her hair? well, here's a hint -- she's now getting her aarp card turning 50. and with this new decade, michelle obama says a new

mission this year -- more college education for more young dreamers. >> i'm doing this because that story of opportunity through education is the story of my life. and i want them to know it can be their story, too. >> reporter: and to celebrate 50 a dance party. we're told guests should wear comfortable shoes because as we know -- the first lady can keep dancing. and tonight, next, overboard. the woman who fell off the deck of a cruise ship, her terrifying ordeal, adrift at sea and what our reporter learned when she took a plunge herself.

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ship, adrift at sea for 90 minutes before her rescue. is there anything that could have protected her? abc's reena ninan on what she herself learned when she took a plunge. >> reporter: it was a dream vacation aboard a cruise, but this is sarah kirby after a night of heavy drinking. >> everybody was drinking to excess and i was enjoying it. with everybody on the cruise. >> reporter: and honestly, you got pretty drunk last night. >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: in this surveillance video she's falling after going to a balcony for fresh air. >> the next thing i knew i was falling and i panicked, pure terror. >> reporter: her friends immediately alerted the ship's staff. they searched, reviewed the video and then turned back. still, sarah was floating in the dark water for an hour and a half before being rescued. a terrifying ordeal. but, a lawyer for the cruise industry says this sort of fall is incredibly rare. he says only 1 in 1.6 million passengers go overboard. >> you don't get blown or swept

off of a cruise ship. it does not happen. all of these incidents unfortunately are accompanied by some reckless or deliberate act. >> reporter: but, we wondered, is there a technology that could have alerted the ship sooner? some companies say yes. so, we checked it out. i suited up and then jumped overboard off this small boat. an alarm is triggered by a laser while a computer pinpoints my exact location. the industry says the technology is just not there yet. >> there are a lot of false positives, there are a lot of false negatives. these systems work great on land, but they're still being adopted for use at sea. >> reporter: there are a number of alarm systems out there, but very few ships have them. our parent company, disney, told us they have overboard technology on their ships. as for sarah, she says being anywhere near the water is now just too painful, a reminder of that terrifying night. reena ninan, abc news, miami. >> and more of reena's report on

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when we're not looking. lucy the beagle, smells chicken from that oven, and works out a way to get her paws on it. genius. >> would you all like to be forgiven for your sins? >> reporter: over in butte, pastor tim hurries things along. >> there's some bread and wine up here on the table. do feel free to help yourself. >> reporter: while over in germany, these polar bear twins open their eyes for the first time and the first thing they see -- mama's big face. and in texas, a daredevil biker gets this view, riding across the bows of the bridge. the cops were not amused. back in butte, 50 seconds in, pastor tim is wrapping it up. >> go in peace to love and serve the lord. >> reporter: that was the "instant index." i'm nick watt. >> i'm outta here! and up next tonight -- into the time machine of our lives. a milestone, a big one for one of tv's biggest families. can you sing the theme song? with our "persons of the week." >> the weekend comes -- the weekend comes --

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and sharing our daily life, the innocent adventurers on "happy days." tonight, we celebrate their big anniversary and abc's david muir has our "persons of the week." >> reporter: 40 years ago this week, the needle came down on that record. ♪ tuesday wednesday happy days >> reporter: happy days filling so many tuesday nights. the motorcycles, the poodle skirts and the convertible and, of course, america's mom. >> marion, don't blame yourself. >> i'm not, i'm blaming you. >> reporter: ron howard was richie. >> "happy days" is kind of a '50s' fantasy. the household you wish you might have grown up in. >> reporter: but there were so many things that we didn't know, the fonz didn't wear the leather jacket in the beginning because tv executives were concerned with how it would make him look. >> i don't like to hear you talk like that. >> could you picture me in a cardigan? that's for nerds.

>> reporter: but all these years later, it wasn't his fist that started the music, but a technician behind the wall plugging it in. notice something about the cabinets, the refrigerator. >> when you open the refrigerator, and can see it, it's full. it's the place you want to be. this woman is creating a safe haven. >> reporter: they were creating catchphrases, too. and, of course, the fonz and his signature. >> could use a few more mirrors. >> reporter: and their home, milwaukee, wisconsin, but it's actually on a street in los angeles. and we went to find it today, and there it was. and mrs. cunningham revealing to us today her favorite moment of all. >> when i got to dance the tango with the fonz. i just thought i looked like ginger rogers. i worked so hard on that. >> hey! >> reporter: and 40 years later the theme song, still playing in her head and ours?

♪ sunday monday happy days ♪ ♪ tuesday wednesday happy days ♪ ♪ thursday friday happy days ♪ the weekend comes ♪ the weekend comes ♪ the weekend comes >> and? >> reporter: that's what i want to know. ♪ the weekend comes >> reporter: are you kidding me? >> i love happy days. ♪ these days are all happy and free ♪ ♪ happy days >> reporter: and marion ross, revealing to us one more thing. >> what i practiced on the set, then i would make use of it when i got home. >> reporter: raising a son and daughter as much america with that tv show. >> aren't we lucky? you think it would have disappeared and it didn't. ♪ happy days and so we choose our old friends and the cast of "happy days." don't forget, our friend

david muir will be right here at this chair all weekend. check in at abcnews.com and "20/20" tonight. and i'll see you again on monday. have a great weekend. good night. >> how can you cut your water usage by 20? >> this is a suspect in arson fires. tonight why he won't be getting out of jail soon.

>> athe flu continues to spread in the south bay. why odds of getting it could be higher than ever this weekend. >> tonight the send off and harbaugh's $500 pants. >> water, we're down there. >> this is governor brown explaining why he has decided to declare a drought. good evening, every one. i'm carolyn johnson. >> bowing to pressure from farmers cities running dry and fire agencies putting in overtime, the governor pro claimed a drought emergency. california is in middle of what the worst dry snell a century and urging us to start conserving. we have live team coverage tonight and lillian,

you believe conservation efforts are voluntary? >> that is right. it could become mandatory if this continues. there is a lot people can do. >> hopefully, will rain but meantime, we have to do our part. >> governor brown is urging californians to reduce water usage by 20%. today, he declared a drought emergency. >> emphasizes we live in an area of limits we have to be efficient and elegant in the way we live and conduct ourselves. >> precipitation is 20% of normal the dry spell affecting everything from ski industry to